Mission Statement

Global Arts Leadership Initiative is an autonomous project started as a taskforce of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.

Global Arts Leadership Initiative provides an active platform of activity and dialogue amongst stakeholders from business, politics, science, academia, civic service, and performing and visual arts who share the common vision of establishing the Arts as an integral part of healthy communities.

Global Arts Leadership Initiative will conduct a variety of arts leadership activities worldwide, in partnership with Cultural Leaders and high-impact arts organizations, to engage them in a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach to developing solutions to global challenges and building a system of values-based decision making with the goal of long-term positive impact on society.

Arts Leadership in Focus 2010 at Carnegie Hall (From left to right) Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, CEO Strategic Investment Group; Founding Chairman of The Youth Orchestra of the Americas; Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan (YGL), Director, Center for Risk Assessment Management and Decision Processes, Wharton School of Business Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum